Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHlthSc) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2019

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Part A

Compulsory (all majors excluding Nutrition)

#30 for -

Year 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ANAT1005 2 Anatomical Basis of Human Movement
BIOM1050 2 Biology for Health Sciences
[ CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry
[ or
[ CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
[ or
[ MGTS1301 2 Introduction to Management
[ CHEM1221 2 General, Organic & Biological Chemistry
[ or
[ HPRM1100 2 Introduction to Health Promotion Principles & Strategies
INDH1005 2 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
PSYC1030 2 Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology
PUBH1102 2 Introduction to Public Health
PUBH1103 2 Health Systems & Policy

Year 2 & Year 3

Course Code Units Course Title
HLTH3000 2 Legal & Ethical Principles in Health
HLTH3001 2 Practicum in Health Sciences
NUTR2003 2 Nutrition in the Lifespan
PUBH2004 2 Understanding Health Behaviours
PUBH2007 2 Health Research Methods
PUBH2008 2 Major Diseases & their control
PUBH3010 2 Global Health and Infectious Disease

Part A

Compulsory (Nutrition Major)

#28 for -

Year 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ANAT1005 2 Anatomical Basis of Human Movement
BIOM1050 2 Biology for Health Sciences
[ CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry
[ or
[ CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
CHEM1221 2 General, Organic & Biological Chemistry
HPRM1100 2 Introduction to Health Promotion Principles & Strategies
PSYC1030 2 Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology
PUBH1102 2 Introduction to Public Health
PUBH1103 2 Health Systems & Policy

Year 2 & Year 3

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC2000 2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BIOM2015 2 Physiology and Pharmacology of Human Disease
INDH1005 2 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
NUTR2101 2 Nutrition Science
NUTR3201 2 Advanced Nutrition Sciences
PUBH2007 2 Health Research Methods

Part B

Majors

Health Promotion

#10 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ABTS3020 2 Working with Indigenous People
HLTH3007 2 Research Project
HPRM1000 2 Physical Activity & Health
HPRM3001 2 Promoting Physical Activity & Health
PSYC2040 2 Social & Organisational Psychology
PUBH3002 2 Health Policy in Practice
PUBH3005 2 Influencing Health Behaviours
PUBH3009 2 Environmental Health

Nutrition

#12 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC3006 2 Biochemistry of Metabolism in Health and Disease
FOOD2000 2 Food Science
HLTH3001 2 Practicum in Health Sciences
NUTR3011 2 Understanding Population Nutrition
NUTR3012 2 Community & Public Health Nutrition
PHYL2730 2 Exercise Physiology

Public Health

#10 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ACCT1101 2 Accounting for Decision Making
ANAT2029 2 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy - Human Movement
BIOM2015 2 Physiology and Pharmacology of Human Disease
ECON1010 2 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON2460 2 Health Economics
HLTH3007 2 Research Project
BISM1201 2 Transforming Business with Information Systems
BISM2202 2 Data Analytics and Information Management
PSYC2040 2 Social & Organisational Psychology
PUBH3002 2 Health Policy in Practice
PUBH3005 2 Influencing Health Behaviours
PUBH3009 2 Environmental Health

or up to #4 of undergraduate courses relevant to the program of study approved by the Executive Dean.

Part C

Electives

#8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ABTS2020 2 Contemporary Indigenous knowledge, thought and philosophy
ABTS2060 2 Contemporary Indigenous Social Organisation: Identity, family, community, nation
ABTS3020 2 Working with Indigenous People
ABTS3030 2 International Indigenous Perspectives: Approaches from the Global South
ANTH2250 2 Medical Anthropology: Local and Global Perspectives
[ HLTH2000 2 Understanding Digital Health
[ or
[ HLTH2001 2 Introduction to Clinical Telehealth
HLTH3007 2 Research Project
LAWS1100 2 Business Law
MGTS2603 2 Leading & Managing People
MGTS2606 2 Managerial Skills & Communication
MGTS1982 2 Working with Groups and Teams
MGTS3602 2 Managing Workplace Conflict
MKTG1501 2 Foundations of Marketing
NUTR1023 2 Health & Fitness Through Diet & Exercise
NUTR3000 2 Nutrition & Exercise
ORGC2610 2 Corporate Communication
POLS1201 2 Introduction to International Relations
POLS1701 2 Introduction to International Inequality & Development
POLS2211 2 International Organisations & Political Cooperation
POLS2404 2 The Political Dynamics of Development and Resistance
PSYC1020 2 Introduction to Psychology: Minds, Brains and Behaviour
PUBH3009 2 Environmental Health
PUBH3010 2 Global Health and Infectious Disease
SOCY1030 2 Introduction to Health, Illness and Society
SOCY3020 2 Medicine, Markets and Health: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness

or up to #8 from other undergraduate courses offered across the Bachelor of Health Sciences for which the student is eligible or other undergraduate courses approved by the Executive Dean.